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Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 00:13:54 -0400
From: "Kevin Horgan" <kevinhorgan1nopsamcape.net>
Subject: Re: Questions on '00 Saab 9-5 Aero


Thanks to everyone who responded to my post. Today I purchased my first Saab and I'm very pleased with the vehicle. Hopefully I'll get many years of reliable service from this Aero which is an absolute blast to drive. Thanks again, Kevin "Kevin Horgan" <kevinhorgan1nopsamcape.net> wrote in message news:bbjr1v$rpn$1nopsamnews.rcn.net... > Hi, > > I'm about to buy a 2000 9-5 Aero (39,000 miles). I read up on Saab 9-5s on > carsurvey.org and consumerreports.com and they seem to get great marks for > reliability - coming from CR that means a lot to me. I carfax'ed it and had > it inspected today by my own independent mechanic who was extremely > thorough - I waited for about 50 minutes while he went through everything on > the car. Other than the normal 3-year wear-n-tear stuff, such as small > scratches, the only items he discovered: "steering hose seepage" and > "possible acid leakage on the negative battery terminal". This car will be > sold as a "Saab Certified Used Car", which means (to my knowledge) that it > will have it's original bumper-2-bumper 4yr/50K warantee extended another > 2yr/50K giving the car a total of 6yr/100K from date of original owner > purchase. As it's been explained to me the additional 2yr/50K is complete > coverage, although I haven't seen/read the fine print on the warantee > agreement yet. I'm thinking if there is a problem with a steering hose I > can always have it taken care of under warantee and I won't quibble over a > battery. > > Does anyone have any comments suggestions of what are the major things to > have changed, replaced around 40K miles. (This is a '00 9-5 Aero, 5-speed) > What are the things to look out for which typically occur for a car of this > model/age? What is the timing belt replacement interval, etc? > > When I asked the dealer what the major maintenance intervals for the vehicle > I was told the big ones were at 30K/60K/90K, etc. I was told the car had > it's 30K service done (although I haven't seen the proof of this yet). My > independent mechanic showed me an ALLDATA detailed maintence outline stating > that the normal service interval was 40,000 or 64,000 mi. Whose is > correct, or maybe both are correct? I asked for the original maintence > records and have been told it wasn't 'company policy' to reveal them that > due to privacy regulations for the original owner. I've told them they can > rip off the top of the page containing the owner's name or they could mark > it out - frankly I don't care (although I would be curious) who the previous > owner was. I've made it very clear that I won't be buying anything until I > get a look at all maintenance records. When the dealer went to service dept. > to get them for me I was told "Saab's IRIS system was down." At first I > thought this was a cover up but when I called another Saab dealership later > in the day to see if I could get the records from them, I was told "No > problem, but call back tomorrow because Saab's IRIS system has been down > today." The dealer told me there could be no maintence records because the > vehicle may have been a corporate lease and sometimes corporations have > their own garages - this sounds unusual as I would think regardless of who > bought it (original MSRP near 40K), if it's under warantee they would have > the maintence done at a dealership anyway - any ideas/comments? > > Another concern is that the original owner (car came off a 3-year lease) > installed an after-market handsfree cell phone kit, which included a > hard-mounted roof antenna. I'm having the kit removed but the antenna, in > the same position as the FM antenna you see on most recent VWs, cannot be > removed because it would leave a tiny hole in the roof. I'm concerned that > if there was ever a leak, causing water damage to the headliner, that my > warantee wouldn't cover it because the hole wasn't drilled at the factory or > a dealership. For reference purposes, the antenna is located exactly where > all the new 9-5's have the OnStar antenna. What is the best way to handle > this: should I have them annotate this on the bill-of-sale as proof that my > Saab Certified car had this aftermarket 'hole in the roof' when I bought it? > Asthetically, I don't mind much because so many cars these days have their > permanent antennas mounted there - I just don't want want this to bite me in > the ass if the antenna leaks. When I brought this up to the dealer today, > there were a little blind-sided by the question and didn't have an answer to > my question. They're looking into it and will get back to me. > > Before I posted this I checked saabnet.com but they didn't have much/any > info on newer Saabs. If anyone knows of sites with information on these > newer cars I'd greatly appreciate it. I know I'm probably coming across > very negative on the dealer but overall they been fantastic with allowing me > to take it for test drives, including giving me the car for several hours > unattended to have it checked out today. > > What have people been paying for 2000 9-5s? This car's MSRP back in '00 was > nearly 40K. Edmunds booked it at $23K, Kelley's: $25K. > > Looking forward to joining the Saab community, > > Kevin > > p.s. > > Brad's Service Center in Chicopee, MA is a fantastic place to bring a car > for a new/used car inspection before you buy. If you live in the Western, > Mass area I would definitely recommend them - they are just phenomenal! > They go through the car with a fine tooth comb, and will explain everything > in detail to you. They inspect the exterior, interior, engine (filters > belts, hoses, fluids), brakes, exhaust - the works. I can't say enough good > things about Brad's - just call in advance because they are always very busy > due to the excellent reputation. > >

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